Ha, Sang Woo (2023) Muslim youth in k-pop dance practices: performative responses against islamic norms in Malaysia. Dance Chronicle, 46 (2). pp. 102-117. ISSN 0147-2526, DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/01472526.2023.2188030.
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This article offers an ethnography of Malaysian youth who perform cross-gender K-pop dance. In the context of Malaysia's hegemonic masculinity, I explore the wider cultural space within K-pop dance for nonnormative gender expression, which is usually stigmatized. Drawing on Judith Butler's work on gender performativity, Kareem Khubchandani's approach to Asian drag, and Erving Goffman's stigma theory, I analyze the challenges of male Malay K-pop performers to Islamic norms and hegemonic masculinity. I argue that Muslim Malay K-pop dancers make use of performance as a context to traverse religious and gendered norms.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris [Grant No: 2017-0149-107-01] |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | K-pop; Cross-gender dance; Malay youth; Islamic beliefs; Male-dominated norms; Social stigma |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Creative Arts (formerly known as the Cultural Centre) |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Nov 2025 02:18 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Nov 2025 02:18 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/49806 |
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